Novartis told investors that it will be holding a USD 5 billion share buyback in the next two years. The share repurchase will start immediately, according to the Switzerland-based drugmaker.
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Repsol willing to spend USD 10 billion for asset acquisitions
Repsol Chairman told Bloomberg in an interview that the oil producer is willing to acquire assets in US, Canada and Northern Europe. The company is willing to spend up to USD 10 billion for the acquisitions.
UK life insurer Resolution to exit Luxembourg-based business unit
Resolution Ltd. is looking to sell its business unit Lombard located in Luxembourg. However, terms of the deal were unknown as talks on the sale of Lombard are still in a preliminary stage.
SAP debating moves to cloud, may impact 2015 sales target
German enterprise software group SAP announced on Friday that it was debating internally whether to accelerate moving more of its business to the cloud, a quick change in its overall strategy that could have a small impact on its target to grow sales to more than EUR20 billion.
Poll reveals 31% of investors say fines against banks not enough to change bad behavior
Thirty-one percent of investors said the settlements with regulators and fines issued by regulators against banks for selling shoddy mortgages were not enough to cause a change in the behavior of the lenders, the Bloomberg Global Poll revealed.
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American asset management firm Oaktree Capital Group was reportedly among the cornerstone investors in China Cinda Asset Management Corp's initial public offering. China Cinda is expected to launch the Hong Kong listing on Monday.
US-based pharmaceutical company Moderna Therapeutics announced its completion of a new funding round worth USD110 million for the development of its messenger ribonucleic (RNA) Therapeutics.
Incoming New York comptroller Scott Stringer will be faced with the challenge of bringing down the management fees paid by the city's five pension funds when he assumes office in January, a Bloomberg report said.
Vena Resources Inc agreed to sell its 50% stake in Minergia SAC, the company's joint venture with Cameco Global Exploration Ltd, to Azincourt Uranium Inc.
Investors who had opposed the initial public offering of the Empire State Building asked a Manhattan appeals court to rule a USD 100 per unit buyout provision in the IPO plan illegal.
The University of Nicosia, a private school located in Cyprus, boasted that it is now the first university in the world wherein you can pay your tuition and other fees through Bitcoin. This also part of their publicity efforts to promote its new Master of Science Degree in Digital Currency.
Automattic, a Wordpress hosting company would be facing claims via its lawyer Paul Sieminski with regard to fraudulent uses of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
Mobile ad retargeting startup TapCommerce's USD 10 million funding was raised via an investing round led by Bain Capital Ventures and RRE Ventures, with a strategic investment from Nielsen Ventures and participation from existing backers.
Williams Partners LP has secured an approval from the Federal Energy Regulation Commission (FERC) for its USD300 million Transco pipeline expansion, which is part of Transco's USD2.2 billion expansion program.
